FILM: THE BRUTALIST
Whatever way you look at it, Brady Corbet's Oscar nominated drama is an epic; a three-hour-plus running time (plus intermission), shot on celluloid in the VistaVision format and screening in 70mm and at IMAX cinemas. Then there's the subject matter - escaping postwar Europe, a visionary architect (Adrien Brody) comes to America to rebuild his life; settling in Pennsylvania, a wealthy industrialist (Guy Pearce) recognises his talent and commissions the project of a lifetime. It's an movie that aims high, and positively demands to be seen on the big screen (Cinemas nationwide, out now)
THEATRE: THE FERRYMAN
On the subject of epics, the Gaiety host the Irish premiere of Jez Butterworth's monumental family tale - set in County Armagh, circa 1981; it's a tale of 'betrayal, redemption and the totality of the human experience' featuring a cast of 21, a live baby, a live goose and a live rabbit! And what a cast: Aaron McCusker, Alex Murphy, Anna Healy, Charlene McKenna, Sarah Morris and veteran acting legend Niall Buggy, for starters. RTÉ Arena takes a deeper dive below (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, 27th Jan - 15th Mar)
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MUSIC: MOGWAI
These Scots post-rockers were three decades into a career as spiky cult heroes when they scored a surprise UK number one with their last album; now they're back with The Big Fire, featuring song titles like Pale Vegan Hip Pain, Fanzine Made of Flesh, Lion Rumpus and If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others. If epic instrumentals are your thing, you're in for a treat - they're already booked in for Irish dates in Dublin, Limerick and Galway this July (Out now)
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EVENT: A SLIVER OF LIGHT
Homebeat & Hotel Doolin present this new music and arts weekender situated amongst the winter majesty and drama of the West Clare coastline, inviting us all to escape to the edge of the island together to mark and celebrate the moment we emerge from the true depths of the darkness, and into the light. a sterling musical line-up features David Kitt, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Ana Palindrome, DUG, Méabh McKenna and many more (Hotel Doolin, Clare, Friday Jan 24th - Sunday Jan 26th)
STREAMING: STAR TREK: SECTION 31
The first Star Trek movie made for streaming marks the return of Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as her fan-favorite anti-heroine, Emperor Philippa Georgiou from Star Trek: Discovery, who joins a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past... While we're still waiting for the big-screen return of James T. Kirk and the rebooted crew of the starship Enterprise, this will do nicely (Paramount+, now streaming)
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